HEX Color #8AAF3A (Olivedrab)

About #8AAF3A

The precise color #8AAF3A is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Olivedrab. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 175, and 58.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 21% cyan and 0% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 79.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the green spectrum.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8AAF3A

RGB138, 175, 58

HSL79.0°, 50.2%, 45.7%

CMYK21%, 0%, 67%, 31%

HSV79.0°, 66.9%, 68.6%

LAB66.8, -29.9, 53.7

XYZ26.6, 36.4, 9.6

Decimal9088826

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8AAF3A #5E39AF

Analogous

#AF9939 #4FAF39

Triadic

#3989AF #AF3989

Tetradic

#39AF99 #5E39AF #AF394F

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#8AAF3A

#97B74F

#A4C065

#B1C97B

#BED291

#CBDBA7

#D8E4BD

#E5EDD3

#F2F6E9

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#8AAF3A

#7A9B33

#6B882D

#5C7426

#4C6120

#3D4D19

#2E3A13

#1E260C

#0F1306

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.54:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

8.27:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.43:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

7.03:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8AAF3A; }

.text-color { color: #8AAF3A; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #8AAF3A; }

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